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Title: How do you weigh an extinct animal? Written by: duddy on Aug 19, 2015 (https://biology-forums.com/gallery/47/6_15_08_15_11_36_36_221982191.jpeg) (https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=22210) Researchers have a new way to estimate the weight of creatures that no longer exist using just its bones and a digital model. With no flesh to fill in the gaps, researchers "shrink wrap" the skeleton to come up with an estimated volume-to-mass conversion based on 14 modern-day mammals. Scientists hope that this weight-estimating technique can eventually be used on other extinct creatures... like dinosaurs! |